ISSUE 159 - March 1, 2024 - Stamp News Online Magazine
March Events in History
We start this month's events with Austria's newspaper tax stamp first used on March 1, 1853. On March 4th, 1862, King Charles II of England repaid a dept to William Penn by handing over a large tract of land. March 12th, marks the 126th anniversary of the famous NYC blizzard which tied up the city and post office causing a Blizzard Stamp to be prepared. March 15th—the Ides of March—marks the date of Julius Caesar's assassination in 44 BC. On March 31, 1933 the Civilian Conservation Corps was founded by President Roosevelt and ran from 1933 to 1942. Hope you enjoy this collection of stamps that were inspired by March's Events in History!
Please scroll down to see additional event stamps for March.
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March 1, 1853 - Austria first newspaper tax stamp |
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March 1, 1961 - President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps |
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March 4, 1912 - First flight of the LZ11 Viktoria Luise, http://en.wikipedia.org, http://www.meaus.com, http://www.airships.net |
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March 4, 1681 - To settle an outstanding debt, King Charles II of England granted a huge tract of land in the New World to William Penn.http://explorepahistory.com, http://en.wikipedia.org |
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March 6, 1836 - Fort Alamo fell to Mexican troops,http://www.history.com |
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March 12, 1888 - Blizzard Mail N. Y. Post Office, http://books.google.com |
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March 15, 1935 - Farleys First Day of Issue, http://en.wikipedia.org |
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March 15, 44 B.C. Julius Caesar was assassinated, http://www.history.com |
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March 16, 1968 - Democratic Senator Robert Kennedy of New York announced his aim to run for president https://stamperdad.wordpress.com |
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March 17, 461 Death of St. Patrick - March 17, 1762 - First St. Patrick's Day Parade NYC, http://www.history.com |
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March 20, 1869 - First Day of Issue for the 1869 2¢ Brown. This is the earliest usage of any 1869 issue value. https://www.uspcs.org/stamps-covers/uspod-issued-adhesives/the-1869-pictorials/the-1869-pictorials-2c/ |
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March 21, 1918 - Second Battle of the Somme began, WWI http://en.wikipedia.org, http://www.britannica.com, http://www.firstworldwar.com |
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March 23, 1775 - Patrick Henry "Give me Liberty or give me Death" speech, http://www.history.org, http://en.wikipedia.org |
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March 24, 1934 - Independence of the Philippine Islands, http://en.wikipedia.org, http://www.philippine-history.org |
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March 26, 1939 - First Flight of the Yankee Clipper |
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March 31, 1933 - The Civilian Conservation Corps was founded |
